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It’s not every day a community organisation reaches its 40th birthday, but this year RangeCare does exactly that, four decades of helping people across the Blackall Range stay independent, connected, and supported in the place they call home. For many locals, it’s hard to imagine the hinterland without them. As RangeCare Marketing Officer, Rebecca Whitaker, shared: “RangeCare began back in the mid-’80s as a small, volunteer-driven idea: neighbours helping neighbours. While th

On Sunday, March 29, the Sunshine Coast community will come together at Kawana Aquatic Centre for the inaugural Bloomin’ Good Swim, a full-day swimming festival raising funds for Bloomhill Cancer Care. From 7.30am to 4.30pm, swimmers of all ages and abilities will take part in Aqua Aerobics, relay laps, fun races, challenges, entertainment, raffles, and the event’s Duck Ceremony — where hundreds of toy ducks float across the pool, symbolising hope for those affected by cancer

The Sunshine Coast’s environmental challenges have garnered global attention with the launch of soghm.org.au . Save Our Glass House Mountains (SOGHM) is expanding its reach as it intensifies efforts to protect the region. Heidelberg Materials, a multinational mining company, has applied to expand its current quarry at the base of Mount Coonowrin (‘Crookneck’). The proposal would allow blasting an additional 66 meters in depth, near the National Park that surrounds this enviro

by Cate Patterson, Montville History Group “ Sign the Petition to Council! It’s got to be banned from our roads! Just last week it spooked Owen Callaghan’s horses and he almost lost his buckboard at the Pinch on the Razorback. Mrs Butt’s hens have stopped laying. It’s creating so much dust the washing ends up red before it can dry. Someone is going to be killed before long .” In 1909, with an eye to the future of transporting produce, ‘Old’ Fred Smith purchased a car, a 1908

What the world needs now is more joy to our communities and this is the driving force behind the non-audition community choir, Sunshine Coast Rainbow Choir! You are invited to join the choir on Tuesday evenings from January 27 - March 31 for Term 1 at The Presynct in Nambour, with rehearsals running from 6.30 - 7.45pm (with snacks and social hang from 6pm). This choir is an LGBTQIA+ friendly choir and is an inclusive and safe space for people from all walks of life. The choir